1989 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 1989 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Moe Ankney, the Falcons compiled a 5–6 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 319 to 233.[1]

1989 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
1989 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ball State $ 6 1 17 3 2
Eastern Michigan 6 2 07 3 1
Toledo 6 2 06 5 0
Central Michigan 5 2 15 5 1
Bowling Green 5 3 05 6 0
Western Michigan 3 5 05 6 0
Miami (OH) 2 5 12 8 1
Ohio 1 6 11 9 1
Kent State 0 8 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Rich Dackin with 2,679 passing yards, LeRoy Smith with 564 rushing yards, and Ronald Heard with 916 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at East Carolina*L 6–4133,412[3]
September 16Ball StateL 3–28
September 23Central Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 24–20
September 30Akron*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 24–38
October 7at OhioW 31–28
October 14Toledo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
W 27–23
October 21at Eastern MichiganL 13–21
October 28at Miami (OH)L 13–17
November 4Kent State
W 51–28
November 11at Western MichiganW 31–30
November 18at Tulsa*L 10–4525,629
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1989 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. "1989 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. "East Carolina whips Bowling Green, gives coach first win". The Charlotte Observer. September 10, 1989. Retrieved March 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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